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▪ I. ˈsmacking, n.
[f. smack n.3, after shipping.]
attrib. Owning or employing smacks.
1887Standard 16 Mar. 3/4 Members of large smacking firms.
▪ II. smacking, vbl. n.1|ˈsmækɪŋ|
[f. smack v.1]
The action of tasting; a taste, etc.
1648Hexham ii, Een Proevinge, a Proving, a Tasting, or a Smacking. 1847Tennyson Princ. Prol. 89 Strange was the sight and smacking of the time.
▪ III. smacking, vbl. n.2|ˈsmækɪŋ|
[f. smack v.2]
The action of the vb. in various senses; kissing, or the sound made by this.
1628Earle Microcosm. (Arb.) 41 His smacking of a Gentle-woman is somewhat too sauory. 1632J. Hayward tr. Biondi's Eromena 22 He heard..the smacking of their kisses. 1668Dryden Even. Love Prol. 10 Like the faint smackings of an after-Kiss. 1841Hood Tale of a Trumpet 492 Smacking of vulgar lips. 1870R. Brough Marston Lynch ii. 10 A little hard smacking occasionally would be no bad discipline.
attrib.1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. II. 689 From time to time it makes a peculiar smacking noise with its lips.
▪ IV. ˈsmacking, ppl. a.
[f. as prec.]
1. That smacks, in senses of the vb.
1592R. D. Hypnerotomachia 94 b, My minde still fixed upon delightfull pleasures and their smacking kisses. 1598Florio, Baciózzo, a smacking kisse. a1700B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Smacking-cove, a Coachman. a1704T. Brown Lett. to Gentl. & Ladies Wks. 1709 III. ii. 91 Thou hast the daintiest of smacking Lips in the Universe. 1715Pope 2nd Ep. to Miss Blount 26 Some Squire..Who..presents you birds, Then gives a smacking buss, and cries,—‘No words!’ 1896A. Morrison Child Jago 131 Leary's great fists shot into his face with smacking reports.
2. Of a breeze: Blowing strongly or vigorously; spanking.
1820W. Irving Sketch Bk. (1859) 6 The wind was blowing a smacking breeze, and we were going at a great rate. 1840R. H. Dana Bef. Mast xxvii, We had a smacking breeze for several hours.
3. dial. Exceptionally or unusually large or fine.
1888Berks. Gloss. 150 Ther' be zome smackin' big apples on our tree. 1892P. H. Emerson Son of Fens 175 You've got some smacking load on there.
Hence ˈsmackingly adv.
1598Florio, Basciuccare, to kisse smackingly. 1611Cotgr., Sucçoter, to sucke gently, and smackingly. |